Daniel 9:1
In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:
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- BSB
- In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes, a Mede by descent, who was made ruler over the kingdom of the Chaldeans —
- KJV
- In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
- WEB
- In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the offspring of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—
- ASV
- In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,
- DARBY
- In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans,
- BLB
- In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans—
- ÅB
- I Darius', Ahasverus' sønns første regjeringsår - han som var av medisk slekt og var blitt konge over kaldeerriket
- OTB
- I det første året av Darius, sønn av Ahasverus, av medisk avstamning, som ble gjort til konge over kaldeernes rike—
- B1930
- I Darius', Ahasverus' sønns første regjeringsår - han som var av medisk ætt og var blitt konge over kaldeerriket
Study notes (Tyndale)
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Cross references
Daniel 11:1
Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
Read in contextDaniel 1:21
And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus.
Read in contextDaniel 5:31–6:1
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
Read in contextDaniel 6:28
So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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